CVE-2016-10151

hesiod: Weak SUID check allowing privilege elevation

Published Mar 1, 2017 CVSS 3.0 · 7.0 High EPSS < 1% KEV · Not listed
Description
The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.

Remediation

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Advisories

Source ID Title
Debian DLA Debian DLA DLA-795-1 hesiod security update
EUVD EUVD EUVD-2016-1339 The hesiod_init function in lib/hesiod.c in Hesiod 3.2.1 compares EUID with UID to determine whether to use configurations from environment variables, which allows local users to gain privileges via the (1) HESIOD_CONFIG or (2) HES_DOMAIN environment variable and leveraging certain SUID/SGUID binary.
History
Type Values Removed Values Added
Metrics epss

{'score': 0.00171}

epss

{'score': 0.00085}

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Sources

Status
PUBLISHED
Assigner
mitre
Published
Updated
Aug 6, 2024, 3:14 AM
Reserved
Jan 20, 2017, 12:00 AM
Status
Modified
Published
Mar 1, 2017, 8:59 PM
Modified
Jun 17, 2026, 12:39 AM
Severity
Low
Public date
May 3, 2016, 12:00 AM